A BTM Aquincumi Múzeumának ásatásai és leletmentései 2007-ben (Aquincumi Füzetek 14. Budapest, 2008)

Beszámoló a katonaváros nyugati temetőjében végzett kutatásról (Budai Balogh Tibor)

A felsőtestet fém izompáncél (Muskel­panzer) védi. A thorax megformálása ana­tómiai szempontból nem tökéletes. A mellvért vállpántjai félreértelmezés foly­tán a mellkas közepére helyezett gorgé)fő (gorgoneion) kiegészítő díszeivé váltak. A páncél középső részén hímzett szalag fut keresztbe, alul pedig egv stilizált, álló akantuszlevél szolgál díszítésként, ame­lyet részben elfed a páncélon viselt dísz­öv. A páncél alját egy sor pteryges díszíti, ezek alól ereszkednek le a rojtos szegélvű S. kép: A késő római sírok között heverő szobor restaurálás után (restaurátor: Módy Péter) Fig. <S: The statue found between Late Roman graves, after its restoration (conservator: Péter Módví been found. The right leg lav farther from the body while the left leg was broken at the middle of the leg and used for cover­ing a ncarbv mound. (Fig. 7) The bent left leg of the statue attest to intent of the theory of contrapposto con­struction, but the intention to create an uneven distribution of body weight, to cre­ate an asymmetrical composition, was not realized. (Fig. 8) The ponderatio, which demands greater sculptural training, could not be effectuated, and neither the sword attribute nor the paludamentum hang­ing from the left shoulder, both meant to dissolve the symmetry, could mask the strict frontal positioning of the statue. The position of the broken neck suggests that the head faced forward. Nevertheless, neither the leg which is awkwardly bent from a frontal view, nor the upper part of the torso which is bent too far back­wards, diminishes the visual effect. The arms are slightly bent on both sides of the bodv. The left hand is closed in a half fist against the hip, while the right hand holds a sheathed sword, which does not rest on the lower arm but rather the first, second and third fingers grasp the grip wrapped in leathern strips allowing the sword to lean against the shoulder. The sword, which is approximately parallel to the axis of the bodv, strengthens the frontal character of the statue. Metal muscle armor (Muskelpanzer) protects the torso. The thorax is ana­tomically incorrect. The shoulder straps of the breast plate were misunderstood and became the decorative elements of the Gorgon head (gorgoneion) placed in the middle of the chest. An embroidered ribbon runs across the central part of the armor, and a stylizd standing acan­thus leaf decorates its lower part, which

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